Body found in trunk in Houston apartment parking lot

Updated 9:33 am, Sunday, July 13, 2014

Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the trunk of a car at a northwest Houston apartment complex Saturday afternoon.

Officers arrived to an apartment complex in the 1000 block of Pinemont around noon after receiving calls about a foul odor coming from a vehicle parked in the lot, said Houston Police Department spokesman Kese Smith. They discovered the dead body in the trunk.

Investigators also determined the vehicle in the case is related to a missing person's report filed with Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, Smith said. They two agencies will work together on the case.